Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of the 2,399 students enrolled in Zavala County schools, 87.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.4% increase over the previous school year.
Zavala County enrolled the 122nd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
| School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal City High School | 452 | 551 |
| Zavala Elementary School | 328 | 358 |
| Sterling H. Fly Junior High School | 311 | 371 |
| La Pryor Elementary School | 255 | 266 |
| Dr. Tomas Rivera Elementary School | 252 | 263 |
| Benito Juarez Elementary School | 221 | 256 |
| La Pryor High School | 194 | 225 |
| Batesville School | 95 | 109 |
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